World No. 12 badminton men’s doubles Seo Seung-jae-Kang Min-hyuk group knelt down to world No. 1 in the semifinals of the 2023 Korea Open Badminton Championships.
Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk lost to the world No. 1 Fajar Alpian-Muhammadrian Adianto (Indonesia) 1-2 (21-17 16-21 18-21) in the men’s doubles semifinals held at Jinnam Gymnasium in Yeosu City, Jeollanam-do on the 22nd.바카라
With this defeat, the Seo Seung-jae-Kang Min-hyeok group fell behind the Fajar Alpian-Muhammad Rian Adianto group with a record of 2 wins and 3 losses.
In the close match at the end of Game 1, Korea took the lead with Kang Min-hyeok’s witty net play, but Seo Seung-jae’s powerful smash widened the score gap. Reaching the game point with Kang Min-hyeok’s strong attack, Korea took one game thanks to the opponent’s mistake.
Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyeok, who struggled with the opponent’s powerful smash at the beginning of the 2nd game, went after them, but eventually gave up the game because they couldn’t overcome the score difference.
The team Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyeok, who played well in the last three games, increased the number of smashes and strengthened their offense to get ahead. Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk, who reached the interval with an 11-8 lead, allowed consecutive runs to tie the score at 11-11. At the end of the seesaw game, Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk lost due to Kang Min-hyuk’s two consecutive offenses.